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Dugout Discussion October 5

Arnautovic and Fabianski the key figures as Gameweek 8 kicks off

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A large number of Fantasy Premier League managers are turning to Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m) and West Ham to kick-start Gameweek 8.

The Austrian forward, named in the starting line-up for the second week in a row, sits in 17.6% of Fantasy squads for a Friday night trip to Brighton.

Arnautovic is the most popular player in tonight’s fixture, but colleague Lukasz Fabianski (£4.5m) is not far behind with 13.5% ownership.

None of their Hammers’ team-mates are even close though. The third-most fashionable West Ham player is Felipe Anderson (£6.8m), owned by 2.6%.

Such is Fantasy interest in Brighton that their most popular assets aren’t even involved tonight.

Dale Stephens (£4.4m) and Markus Suttner (£3.9m) are both in a little over 5% of Fantasy squads but neither of them are in the matchday squad.

Anthony Knockaert (£5.5m) has caught the eye in recent weeks but only 1.5% of Fantasy managers are in possession of him at time of writing.

Meanwhile, Glenn Murray (£6.5m) returns to the side after being rested for the Gameweek 7 trip to Manchester City.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION XI (4-4-1-1): Ryan; Bong, Dunk, Duffy, Bruno; Jahanbakhsh, Propper, Kayal, Knockaert; March; Murray

WEST HAM UNITED XI (4-3-3): Fabianski; Masuaku, Diop, Balbuena, Zabaleta; Noble, Obiang, Rice; Anderson, Arnautovic, Yarmolenko

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  1. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Send him off ref

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    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Didn't deserve it

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      1. Guy Demel
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        When did that matter?

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  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    One more Arnie lad

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      This

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  3. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Arnie complaining that it should have been red

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    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      😆

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    2. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      lol you crazy

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Me crazy or you stupid?

        Tough call 😉

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  4. el polako
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Ref is blind and stupid.

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    1. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Prerequisite for a prem ref

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  5. LarryDuff
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    2fts pocketed really want to get KDB in, would mean losing Mane before plum fixtures

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    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Don't think it's urgent when just back from a long injury.

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    2. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Glen Murray faster than a cheetah over three yards. 🙂

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    3. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Who does Groß replace when he is back?

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      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        March

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    4. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Need some Fab save points and pen save

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      1. Chasing Waves
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        This

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      2. BobbyDoesNotLook
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        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        This

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    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Jahanbitch YC

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    6. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Joke dive from kayal, he should be booked if anything

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    7. Pdes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Marko gets stamped on and gets a YC ?!?

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      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Victimized for his Slim Shady look.

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    8. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      There's a real wealth of 7.0 card-magnet strikers this year. Arnie, Mitro, Zaha..

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      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Zaha fixtures are crap now.

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      2. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Zaha is hilarious. People are happy to own a guy that scores 5 despite scoring a goal and rarely gets baps.

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        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          *5 points.

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        2. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Not happy with him at all. Getting rid asap.

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        3. mir
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah he has two games left for me if not one. Aguero back first priority.

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    9. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Not an Arnie owner, but what a travesty he didn't deserve that yellow, should be for the brighton player

      Come on sub Arnie already!

      That Anderson guy is a liability

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    10. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      What a miss Balbuena

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    11. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Pedro subbed, Antonio on

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    12. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Antonio good for Arnie

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    13. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Obiang doesn't make 60'

      Owner in tears.

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      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        If they’re having to play Obiang at all they have probably been in tears for a while

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    14. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Obiang off (before 60 mins)
      Antonio on

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      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        One for fpl generals 59th min podcast lol

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    15. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I’m 30 seconds away from seeing Ryan with 6 points in my team....do I dare to dream?

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      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        7.

        9 if you're a pre-BAP counter.

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        1. #FPLBhuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Post bap you mean.

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        2. #FPLBhuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Nope ur right. Im a fool. Ignore me lol.

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        3. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          I never take BAPs for granted

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      2. jomikijiq
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        7!

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        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Even better...or worse.... it’s a rollercoaster

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      3. Monkey Hanger
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Now just 30mins of hoping there is no Dunk OG.

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        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Ha, so true!

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    16. banskt
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Replacing Zaha and PvA with 2FT. Whom do you suggest for the forward?

      A. Vardy (+ Bennett)
      B. Arnautovic (+ Maguire)
      C. Mitrovic (+ Maguire)
      D. Murray (+ Maguire)

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    17. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Knockaert is cr*p

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      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Crop?

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      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        He isn’t but he’s not a FPL reliant

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        1. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          yeah, he's not reliable, but the run of fixtures is pretty inviting at his price point

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    18. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Obviously on my pre WC punt, it went gudmundsson over deeney or Murray.
      Hope richarlison blanks tomorrow and king can give me a farewell return.

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    19. mdm
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      How is Knockaert playing?

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      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Really crop. (See two posts above)

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    20. Naby K8a
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Nice to see Balbuena saving his goals for when I bring him in soon 😉

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    21. barton fc
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      thought about a no premium stricker wildcard for 9-10?
      fab (hamer)
      alonso robbo holebas (AWB bennett)
      salah sterling hazard richalison/maddison (CHO)
      arnie mitro murray

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    22. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Why isnt Arnie on FK's?

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      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Might argue with the ball and get sent off.

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      2. Point-one short
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        because he's about 7' tall?

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    23. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Brighton need a 2nd Goal ASAP

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    24. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      JahanBaksh stops a Murray dead-cert goal

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      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Both were offside

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    25. Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Looking to GW9

      Lamela & Vardy > KDB & Arnie

      2 FT’s

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    26. Guy Demel
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Jahanbakhsh get out of the f**k*ng way

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      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Murray was offside anyway. Stopped you from losing BAPS

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      2. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Murray in offside too.

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      3. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Don't be greedy.

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